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NEW YORK STATE BD. OF ELECTIONS v. LOPEZ TORRES

No. 06-766.

128 S.Ct. 791 (2008)

552 U.S. 196

169 L.Ed.2d 665

NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, et al., Petitioners, v. Margarita LÓPEZ TORRES et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 16, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore B. Olson , for Petitioners New York State Board of Elections, et al.

Andrew J. Rossman , for Petitioners New York County Democratic Committee, et al.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr. , for Respondents.

Todd D. Valentine , Albany, NY, Randy M. Mastro , Jennifer L. Conn , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, Theodore B. Olson , Matthew D. McGill , Michael S. Diamant , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioners New York State Board of Elections, Douglas Kellner, Neil W. Kelleher, Helena Moses Donohue and Evelyn J. Aquila.

Carter G. Phillips , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., for the New York Republican State Committee, Thomas C. Goldstein , Amanda R. Johnson , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C., for the New York County Democratic Committee, Steven M. Pesner , Andrew J. Rossman , James P. Chou , James E. d'Auguste , Vincenzo A. DeLeo , Jamison A. Diehl , Michael D. Lockard , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, New York, for the New York County Democratic Committee, Edward P. Lazarus , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the New York County Democratic Committee, Joseph L. Forstadt , Ernst H. Rosenberger , Burton N. Lipshie , David A. Sifre , Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, New York, New York, for Associations of New York State Supreme Court Justices in the City and State of New York Honorable David Demarest, J.S.C., Arthur W. Greig, New York, New York, for the New York County Democratic Committee.

Andrew M. Cuomo , New York, NY, Barbara D. Underwood , Solicitor General, Benjamin N. Gutman , Deputy Solicitor General, Denise A. Hartman , Assistant Solicitor General, for Petitioner Attorney General of the State of New York as Statutory Intervenor.

Paul M. Smith , Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, D.C., Jeremy M. Creelan , Elizabeth Valentina , Carletta F. Higginson , Matthew W. Alsdorf , Joshua A. Block , Jenner & Block LLP, New York, NY, Adam H. Morse , Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr. , Burt Neuborne , Deborah Goldberg , James J. Sample Aziz Huq , David Gans , New York, NY, Kent A. Yalowltz , Glynn K. Spelliscy , Joshua Brook , J. Alex Brophy , Yue-Han Chow , Arnold & Porter LLP, New York, NY, for Respondents.

Justice SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

The State of New York requires that political parties select their nominees for Supreme Court Justice at a convention of delegates chosen by party members in a primary election. We consider whether this electoral system violates the First Amendment rights of prospective party candidates.

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The Supreme Court of New York is the State's trial court of general jurisdiction, with an Appellate...

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